Murder and vengeance among the Pike's Punkers tale unfolds
Read like a frontier melodrama a Greyville killer from Pike's Punkers is hunted by a large Indian tribe after a cold blooded murder. Anyues is captured tortured and killed while his companions flee and report the grisly scene to the pursuing natives and a final painful display follows in the valley.
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Pike
Greyville
Kanons
Thes Company
Winn
Gryville
Unyner
Sinda Pike
Ito
North District Republican Convention Minutes Detail Nominees
The Sauk County North Assembly minutes record a harmonious convention at the Court House with Vaxartvort and Gronax Munress chosen as delegates to the Madison State Convention. The nomination for the district representative to the Assembly favors Sumner hinnan, an established Republican, backed by long-standing district ties. The committee appoints district chairmen to plan next year’s state convention actions while noting accompanying state documents and local institution updates.
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North District
North Assembly
Sauk County
Tis Court House
Occnei
Madison
Belug
Alex
W. Randinl
Eowahn
Baraboo
Sumner Hinnan
Mathra -Years
Tha
Sauk
IL. Purdy
E. O. Ruddaudta
Wisconsin
O. C. Washburn
Remarkable Gospel vs Bankers Clash in Our Town
Fragmented reminiscence recounts a Gospel preacher Osborn facing clerical merchants amid property sales and banker insults. Townsfolk debated justice and equity, urging cash sales of property to avoid contempt while a preacher sought moral redress as gold pieces and bank notes loom.
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Osborne
Eranga
Ourtown
Sauk Co
Old State
Trade and turmoil color Wisconsin letter from Madison era
A long, fragmentary letter describes monetary barter, gold coins versus copper, and the impracticality of cash in a frontier town. It laments a fire’s devastation, notes Fourth of July celebrations, and cites crops, mills, and a Wisconsin woolen factory. The writer signs as IL T, praising Wisconsin’s suitability and inviting further correspondence.
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Eure
Australia
California
Dita
England
Lake Super
Frigadt
Herel
Ani
Purner
State University At
Madison
Carnot
Marmers
Billabee
Belera
Ryan
Tollyubeak
Koopap
Prs
Ourv Educational
N ‘Anpering Charaeter
Etudens
Exer
Naka
Pininay
Peop
Bonat
Controversy Over La Crosse Railroad Funding Draws In Figures
An August letter from Baraboo Wisconsin references financial strains and a bid to raise 390 000 from Lacrease stockholders to support legal action tied to the La Crosse Railroad. The correspondence defends reputations of McGregor and W Smith against attacks by Newsom Cleveland and asserts the article is false from start to finish.
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Newsom Clevéland
Awhoi Haa
O.suitavith
Nas Addrensad
McGregor
W.e.smith
Cleveland
McGregor Paysy
Stharefore
Plasterer
Atick
Education as District Clerk election urged by Lyman Draper
Lyman Draper calls Rohool District electors to vote for a capable District Clerk for a three year term to oversee schools. He argues poor clerk choices lead to mismanagement, quarrels, and hindered education, urging voters to select honest, intelligent candidates who prioritize the people’s interests and future teachers. He stresses careful scrutiny of qualifications and urges voting on the last Monday in September.
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Nworthy
Clorl
Lyman'o
Draper
Madigon
Life Insurance Urged by Wisconsin Public Notice
A 19th century public appeal urges readers to trust The Mutual Life Insurance Company of Wisconsin. It explains the benevolent saving plan, how monthly or quarterly investments fund survivor benefits, and praises the company’s solid finances and local patronage. It argues life insurance supports widows and orphans, noting lower Wisconsin mortality and higher interest.
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Milwaukee
Joanie Asla Yeny
Aone
Avalon
Lifenstmaiee
Ubeire
Mutualifo Insurance Compus
Wiscorain
Wisconsin
Northwest
Paper adopts Republican stance under new editorship
Fragmentary notes describe shifts in paper politics and ownership, including Frank Hyde hosting an ex-president and Dre I. Pray taking access. Anecdotes mention A T Stewart planning a large benevolent endowment for widows and indigent women, plus assorted quotes and stray historical items from various papers.
Fragmented Patriotic Argument On Northern and Southern States
A critiqued excerpt from Mr. Helper’s The Impending Crisis argues Northern state power outstrips the South in commerce railways banks militia post, transport costs and schools libraries newspapers and literacy. It questions how a union built on free state advantages can endure and seeks justification for territorial authority versus secession.
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Priv Fravnts Axe Sravis
Helper
Tublua
Slave States
Free States
Free State
Shwe States
Lesa
Free
Indissoluble Marriage Law Debate in South Carolina
South Carolina lawmakers and courts have long upheld that marriages there are indissoluble by court decree. The legislature would hold any power to grant divorces, as judges cannot dissolve marriages sanctioned by the state.
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Surnesa
Taney
United States -Buprewo
Ntno
Buchanan
South Carolina
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